“Literary Work 8” contains four satirical poems by Gjergj Fishta in the original and adapted by the author, accompanied by a long article on the activity of the great poet. The poems are: “Nakdomenicipedia”, “Metamorphosis”, “Jus gentium” and “The Devil’s Trick”. Nakdomenicipedia is dedicated to Dom Ndoc Nikaj, the first Albanian novelist and historian. Addressing him, Fishta satirises the problems of the time. Metamorphosis is the poem around which slanders against the poet are woven. Fishta is the founder of Albanian satirical poetry.
The book with humorous stories “When I was a minister” is the subject of “Literary Work 9”. There can be found the following stories: Opposition horoscope, Congratulations from the boss, Comrade Shaqir and Muho Teli, Candidate for deputy, Attempted murder, Joyful traveller, Report fever passed successfully, Brave, Draft decision, Mother-in-law, For nothing we broke up with neighbours, Worst version of suicide, Boss postcards, General rehearsal, When I was a minister, Dedë the nose, What does comrade Sadedin deal with, Single than single, Sleep with reason, Novel about Skënderbeu, Hajredini in high official influences. There are a total of 21 stories.
The novel “193 Cages” by Rezart Palluqi is a authentic autopsy of the Albanian reality, a drama built with a dizzying dynamic, where the traumas suffered frightfully destroy people with high sensitivity and those who believe that justice exists… The book it was also translated into Italian and was promoted at the Rome Book Fair.
Along with their history, in this book, the author brings back to us the Italy of that time, with its amazing, wonderful art, stories and intrigues in the medieval courts, battles and agreements between the principalities. “Paolo & Francesca” is a giant fresco of a suffering love, in which myth and history are woven together; an accomplished and at the same time faithful account of the events that actually happened, in an era that continues to fascinate us even today.
Ernest Koliqi, even in the difficult days of exile, has not stopped either his interest or his fruitful activity for the affairs of the Albanian emigration, the diaspora and the Albanians who lived under the Serb-Slavic occupation. He followed the development of the school and the Albanian culture in those regions with care and constant interest and advised that “that great work, started so successfully, not only should not be interrupted, but should be increased and flourish more and more, because “…only a cultured people has the right to demand their rights and impose them on others”. Dr. Lazar Radi
The publication of the contemporary “Shêjzat” aims to fulfil an intellectual duty towards the motherland, at a time when in the quadrant of history the hooks are marking a moment of life-threatening danger. The Albanian world is going through the darkest and most frightening period of their existence. By the Albanian world, we mean the entire nation that speaks Albanian and nurtures the will to be united freely in a fraternal coexistence based on the equality of the people and the spiritual inheritance of our great grandfathers and the tribal features that distinguish us from other nations. Ernest Koliqi – the first issue of “Shêjzat”
This is the story of a Jewish child who was forced to grow up without love. An ordinary, anonymous boy who was looking forward to celebrating his bar mitzvah, which was never going to happen. The world he knew crumbled before his eyes. He had to fight every day, in the Nazi extermination camps, for his inherent right, existence even in the most difficult circumstances.
After being left an orphan, at the age of eight, Beth Harmon is sent to an orphanage. Soon, there, she discovers two ways to escape the gloom of the environment: play chess and take the small green pills given to the children to keep them under control. But soon, it becomes clear that she has an extraordinary talent in chess and as she progresses towards the top of the rankings, she creates for herself the opportunity for a new life. Yet she can never defeat her desire for self-destruction. Alcohol and drugs will become part of her life. For Beth, the risk is more important than just winning or losing.
